 "Car sales continue upward momentum, rise over 15%")
According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales during the month grew by 14.45% to 9,10,312 units as against 7,95,411 units in August last year.
Total two-wheeler sales in August 2014 grew by 19.22% to 13,45,506 units from 11,28,631 units in the same period of the previous year.
Total sales of commercial vehicles were down by 5.59% to 48,473 units from 51,344 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.
Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 17.54% to 16,60,437 units in August 2014 as against 14,12,602 units in the same month of 2013, it added.
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